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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2026

Rabies in a dog commercially imported into Germany from Russia, 2026.

Conrad M Freuling, Lisa Rogoll, Sten Calvelage, Dirk Höper, Dmitry Ushakov, Laura Rzepa, Laura Schmid, Stefan Finke, Irene Klingelhöfer, Gudrun Larres and 6 more

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Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Conrad M FreulingFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Lisa RogollFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Sten CalvelageFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Dirk HöperFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Dmitry UshakovFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Laura RzepaFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Laura SchmidFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Stefan FinkeFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Irene KlingelhöferInstitute for Animal Disease Diagnostics, State Investigation Office Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany.
Gudrun LarresInstitute for Animal Disease Diagnostics, State Investigation Office Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany.
Christin KrügerInstitute for Animal Disease Diagnostics, State Investigation Office Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany.
Dirk SteinhauerInstitute for Animal Disease Diagnostics, State Investigation Office Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany.
Silvia Eisch-WolfMinistry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility, Division of Animal Health and Animal Diseases, Mainz, Germany.
Martin DehlerAdministrative District Rhein-Pfalz, Public Health Department, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Carola Sauter-LouisFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Thomas MuellerFriedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although rabies has been eliminated from most European Union countries, the risk of reintroduction persists through the movement of infected animals, particularly via non-compliant imports. We describe a case of rabies in a dog imported commercially from Russia to Germany in 2025. The infection was confirmed in February 2026, with phylogenetic analysis linking the virus to the Cosmopolitan lineage (cluster C1b). Investigations revealed documentation inconsistencies, including suspected falsified vaccination records, highlighting the need for strengthened import controls.

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Dog DiseasesRabiesRabies virusAnimalsDogsGermanyPhylogenyPost-Exposure ProphylaxisRabies VaccinesRussiaVaccinationRabies Vaccinesdogimportlyssaviruspost exposure prophylaxisrabies

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PMID42141873
PMCPMC13179480

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